In 2022, Drew Estate introduced a second offering under its Nica Rustica brand, the Nica Rustica Adobe. The Nica Rustica brand originally started out as a project by Drew Estate in which they were experimenting with a locally grown strain of tobacco known as rustica. The rustica (or Nicotaina Rustica) is considered one of the […]
It’s all Metallica tonight as we talk Metallica the band, Drew Estate Blackened M81 Cigars, and Blackened American Whiskey, and Metallica. We’ll dive into the career of Metallica and go through some of our favorite and impactful songs by Metallica. We will do it while smoking M81 cigars and Coop will partake in some […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Tonight, we are honored to welcome Drew Estate’s Master Blender, Willy Herrera back to the Prime Time Show. It’s the first time Willy has been back on the Prime Time Show in nearly five years, so we have a lot to catch up on – including some of the exciting new projects in the Liga […]
On the August 30, 2023 edition of Freestyle Live, Drew Estate announced a release for the international market known as the Liga Privada 10 Selección de Mercado. For recent Liga Privada releases such as the Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo and Liga Privada 10 Aniversario, the market outside the U.S. has had limited access to […]
As we mentioned on Prime Time Episode 276, we have a custom Liga Privada H99 Travel Humidor to give away. This includes custom artwork from Subculture Studios. To enter, leave a comment below telling us your favorite Drew Estate brand. If you tuned into the live show, you were able to enter there – and […]
Tonight An Phan makes his debut on the Prime Time Show. An is the Brand Director for Drew Estate and is the creative mind behind a lot of the exciting branding from the products. He is also a long-time cigar enthusiast who has had a unique journey to get to the position he is in. […]
Drew Estate has announced it will return to the PCA Trade Show in 2024. Drew Estate cited two reasons why it is returning. First, Drew Estate and PCA leadership have engaged in constructive conversations that have led to closer alignment on many industry matters. Second, Drew Estate said the change in dates to late March […]
A lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court in Southern Florida by Drew Estate and former Deadwood Tobacco Company owner Vaughn Boyd against the current Deadwood Tobacco Company owners for the unauthorized use of the Deadwood Tobacco Company trademarks. For several years these trademarks had been licensed to Drew Estate, but the […]
In 2022, Drew Estate announced a three-way collaboration project that was done between Metallica’s James Hetfield, Distiller Rob Dietrich of Sweet Amber Distilling, and Jonathan Drew known as Blackened M81. Blackened is the name of a whiskey collaboration of Metallica and Dietrich and Dietrich and Drew have been friends for a while. It was Dietrich […]
